Well I don't blame him for not wanting to do it, I really didn't want to either. lol. He has more trouble than I do understanding ASL and has trouble comprehending the way ASL works.
Yeah everyone has their eyes open for the prayer well except for the person who is doing the praying. When we read scriptures we all just look it up and each read it on our own. The conductor waits a minute and lets people read then usually will ask a question.